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Small fire quickly extinguished next to The Cube 

A small bush fire that ignited in a dirt area between The Cube and a neighboring facility was quickly extinguished Saturday morning.  L.A. County Fire Department firefighters were called to the scene at

Shown above is a portion of the front page of The Signal on April 8, 1970, reporting on a shootout that killed four young California Highway Patrol officers from the CHP’s Newhall office. It became known as “The Newhall Incident” and resulted in new training methods and tools for high-risk law enforcement stops across the nation.  

56 Years Ago: The Newhall Incident 

By Signal Staff   On April 6, 1970, four young California Highway Patrol officers lost their lives in a four-and-a-half-minute gun battle that left four families without their husbands and fathers,

Photos: The ONE TaeKwonDo’s annual Break-A- Thon

The ONE TaeKwonDo held its 8th annual Break-A-Thon last Saturday in Castaic where students gave a live demonstration to board breaking while simultaneously raising funds for the Michael Hoefflin Foundation

Rape suspect held to answer  

Palmdale man accused of sexual assaulting SCV resident in Palmdale, Valley resident in SCV  A Palmdale man pleaded not guilty Monday to two rape charges in connection to allegations by two women who testified

Crown Fire burns up to 345 acres near Acton 

By Katherine Quezada, Habeba Mostafa and Susan Monaghan  Firefighters were called to a second-alarm brush fire that broke out at the 6800 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Acton, dubbed the Crown Fire, and quickly grew to over 280 acres as evacuation orders were issued on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  

SCVi hosts inaugural Touch-A-Truck and Career Festival 

The Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School held its inaugural Touch-a-Truck and Career Festival, open to the public on Saturday.   Hosted by SCVi’s Parent, Teacher and Student Association, also known as PTSA, the event aimed at not only bringing the

Snowpack at second-lowest level on record for April 

The Department of Water Resources conducted what will likely be its last measurement of the California snowpack for the year Wednesday, finding no measurable snow at Phillips Station.  Phillips Station, just south of Lake Tahoe, is one of hundreds of snow courses

Rattlesnake season has slithered its way to SCV 

Rattlesnake season has come early this year with them being spotted more frequently throughout the valley.  Cort Klopping, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said that due to the weather being much warmer early, rattlesnakes

Store assault prompts warning from victim  

An alleged evening-time sexual assault at a popular Valencia grocery store last week prompted a warning from the victim about situational awareness, especially for someone who may feel vulnerable.  The